§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by location, the sewage outfalls to the sea in(a) the Yorkshire water authority and (b) the Severn-Trent water authority; and of these, if he will show in his answer (i) those that are primary treatment works and (ii) those that are long outfall.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Yorkshire water authority currently has the following outfalls which discharge direct to the North Sea:
- Scarborough (Northern, Southern, Wheatcroft)
- Bridlington
- Filey (Brigg)
- Whitby
- Hornsea
- Scalby (Scarborough)
- Staithes
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Runswick Bay
- Sandsend
- Ravenscar
- Withernsea
At Withernsea, sewage currently receives primary treatment before discharge. There are long sea outfalls at Bridlington and Hornsea and a new long sea outfall is under construction at Scarborough to replace the existing outfalls. There are new sewage outfalls to the sea in the Severn-Trent water authority area.